Publication Type: | Journal Article |
Year of Publication: | 2023 |
Authors: | B. Brener, Lira, S., Antonello, M. |
Journal: | Parasitology International |
Volume: | 93 |
Pagination: | 102718 |
Date Published: | Apr-01-2023 |
ISSN: | 1383-5769 |
Keywords: | ectoparasite, louse, New record, seabird, White-Chinned Petral |
Abstract: | The white-chinned petrel (Procellaria aequinoctialis) is a seabird widely distributed in the circumpolar sub-Antarctic islands and subtropical regions, including Brazilian waters. Among the parasites present on the white-chinned petrel are the chewing lice. This seabird is parasitized by 4 known lice species to date. In this study we evaluated the ectoparasites of 2 white-chinned petrels rescued by an animal rehabilitation center in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and recorded 4 species of chewing lice, of which 3 are already known for this host. One of the species however, has never been recorded in Brazil and another one has never been recorded parasitizing P. aequinoctialis, making this a new host record. |
URL: | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1383576922001829?via%3Dihub |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.parint.2022.102718 |
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